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How will China's stock market crash affect Hong Kong property?

24 July 2015 - On June 12 2015, China’s stock market underwent a crash that led to the Shanghai Stock Exchange plummeting more than 30% in value in the June-July period. The crash was reportedly due to a result of a huge influx of individual, amateur investors suddenly flooding the market in conjunction with the diminishing strength of China’s eco
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Peter Churchouse's Real Estate Rule #10: Buy When There’s Blood in the Streets

Peter Churchouse is the founder of Portwood Capital, a leading real estate investment company. With more than three decades of experience in real estate investment and research he is widely considered one of the world’s foremost authorities on Asian real estate markets. He is also author of The Churchouse Letter, his financial newsletter which pro
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Peter Churchouse's Real Estate Rule #9: Do Your Homework! Transparency, Law & Property Rights

Peter Churchouse is the founder of Portwood Capital, a leading real estate investment company. With more than three decades of experience in real estate investment and research he is widely considered one of the world’s foremost authorities on Asian real estate markets. He is also author of The Churchouse Letter, his financial newsletter which pro
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Mainland flat viewing tours plunge by 95% during May “Golden Week”

6 May 2015 - As an important holiday for Hong Kong’s tourism industry, the May “Golden Week” has regularly filled the city with tens of thousands of mainland tourists along with billions of cash ready to flow into the Hong Kong real estate market. This year, the number of mainland tourists continued to rise despite the newly implemented “one-visit
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Asia record-breaking sale in 39 Conduit Road at HK$93,000 per sqft.

6 April 2015 - A unit at 39 Conduit Road was recently sold for a whopping price of HK$433 million, with the price per sqft. amounting to HK$93,000. This supersedes the HK$82,000 price per sq.ft. record set by Swire Properties’ Opus Hong Kong and throughout Asia in 2012. Developed by Henderson Land Development, the luxurious unit is a 45th-floor, 4
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Cheung Kong sells 100 new units in 1.5 Hours with counter mortgage offer

9 March 2015 - Since the adoption of the new mortgage-tightening measures, the first round of new developments were released to market yesterday. Cheung Kong, the biggest property developer in Hong Kong, sold 108 units of its new development, La Lumiere, in just 90 minutes.Offering an exceptional 90% mortgage to first-time buyers, these small-size
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A Residential Guide to Discovery Bay Villages

Discovery Bay is a private, self-contained residential development spanning 6.5 square kilometers between Tai Pak Bay and Yi Pak Bay, located on the picturesque coast of Lantau Island.  Favored by families, this child and pet-friendly community within Hong Kong began development in the 1980s and has been built in 15 phases. Known by residents as
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i-Cable news discusses the online property business model and real estate market with Peter Churchouse and Joshua Han Miller

02 March 2015 – The Hong Kong government recently released a new round of mortgage-tightening measures, claiming an overheated property market requires further cooling measures; yet no solutions were suggested in the 2015-16 budget to directly suppress the soaring property prices.  i-Cable news interviewed Joshua Han Miller, CEO of OKAY.com and Pe
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New mortgage-tightening measures to suppress overheated small-sized residential market

28 February 2015 - A deal-breaker to many potential homebuyers, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced a new round of measures yesterday to further tighten property mortgage loans. With immediate effect, the maximum loan-to-value (LTV) ratio has been lowered from 70% to 60% for self-use residential properties priced below HKD7M. In othe
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Jacinto Tong: Multiple mortgage will trigger property bubble in 3 months

13 February 2015 - With a proven track record of accurate predictions, Jacinto Tong, CEO of the Gale Well Group, recently blogged about a potential property bubble burst in Hong Kong. His claim that the ‘bubble will burst within 3 months for lower budget properties’, has sparked a heated debate around the city.In the post, Tong points out that pro
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